JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the goals, opportunities, and limitations for restoration within the US Forest Service. It also discusses a developed template for postfire restoration plans.
Presenter: Hugh Safford, Regional Ecologist, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA.
This presentation discusses a project that explores different potential methods for restoring chaparral to an area that was converted for grazing. Methods explored included herbicide, planting seeds or seedlings, and using the available seed bank.
Presenters: Megan Engel and Kimberly Williams, Cal State University San Bernadino.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA.
Available ecological restoration technology allows for reintroducing native plants and recovery of critical ecosystem functions for many Mediterranean lands. These tools and their pros and cons are discussed in this presentation.
Presenters: V. Ramón Vallejo & J.A. Alloza, University of Barcelona & CEAM-Valencia.
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This presentation reports findings from a restoration project of Sage Scrub. The projects objective was to assess potential for long-term restoration success of Riversidean sage scrub (or inland SS) invaded by exotic annual grasses and forbs, under anthropogenic nitrogen deposition, and subject to frequent fire.
Presenter: Edith B. Allen, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences Center for Conservation Biology.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation uses examples of post-fire monitoring in the Mediterranean to demonstrate an effective monitoring process and presents recommendations for similar projects.
Presenter: V. Ramón Vallejo & J.A. Alloza, University of Barcelona & CEAM-Valencia.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the elements of effective monitoring and treatments using on-the-ground examples in Santa Monica Mountains of numerous species.
Presenter: Christy Brigham, PhD, Chief of Planning, Science, and Resource Management, Santa Monica mountains NRA.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. Consideration of native plant genetics is a cornerstone to managing biodiversity in a number of projects. This presentation discussed 4 major genetic considerations to review before making planting decisions.
Presenter: Arlee M. Montalvo Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District.
Read MorePresentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the ecology, distribution, and disturbance of chaparral and coastal sage scrub on the Los Padres National Forest. It also includes recommendations for managers on how to manage this landscape especially given fire and weather disturbances.
Presenter: JC Uyehara, Los Padres National Forest.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the different activities that both BAER and BAR can and cannot do after a fire.
Presenter: Marti Witter, National Park Service, Santa Monica NRA.
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015. This study's findings support notion that heavier thinning favors aspen/plants and longer treatment persistence but cut conifer fuel load becomes excessive.
Presenter: Pascal Berrill/ Christa M. Dagley
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015. The Western Aspen Alliance's mission is to "facilitate cooperative research and disseminate state-of-the-science aspen information." This mission and the activities of this organization are discussed.
Presenter: Bobbette Jones
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015.The process of past restoration efforts and the lessons learned from these projects are discussed.
Presenter: Tina Mark
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015. The presentation is a remembrance of David Burton and his many contributions to the field.
Presenter: Hugh Safford
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015. The summary of this presentation is that pure, mature aspen are best for avian species richness and abundance. Specific characteristics of aspen stands that benefit avian species are also discussed.
Presenter: Will Richardson
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015.
The presentation discusses the previous, current, and future predictions of aspen in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades.
Presenter: Becky Estes
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This is a presentation from the Aspen Restoration and Ecology Workshop in 2015.
The consequences of climate change for quaking aspen are likely to be complex and contingent on effects of post-disturbance climate as well as on feedbacks among climate, disturbances, and forest composition.
Presenter: Dominik Kulakowski
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Abstract excerpt: "There is a need for more intensive multi-disciplinary study of prehistoric "hunter-gatherer" burning patterns in temperate regions. Calilbrnia is presented as a case study to demonstrate how powerful, effective, and widely employed fire was in the native repertoire for directly manipulating the wildland environment. It is highly likely that the magnitude of burning in other temperate regions as well as in California, has been underestimated by anthropologists."
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Loudermilk et al. investigated the influence of climate change and wildfire activity on carbon dynamics within the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Read MoreChaparral species can be sorted into two life history types: those with dormant seed banks that germinate after fire and those with very short-‐lived seeds and these species survive fire by resprouting.
Read MoreDrought following fire can cause increased mortality in some resprouting chaparral shrub species and cause shifts in relative abundance compared to prefire levels.
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The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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